Nong Tang

Arrived 23/6/2011

Mooooove.  It's actually more like ding, ding,
da, ding (its bell) I don't really care I'm in the
middle of the road people will move around me.

Back into the routine of cycling and 90km of undulating and a big hill climb towards the end was a great to settle back in.  a beautiful part of the country to be cycling through and the hills make it interesting, bring all the great views and you just never quite know what’s around the corner.

I had a funny disaster today – well looking back at it, it’s funny but firstly I was amazed and then concerned.  So coasting down a small descent and I ride over a depression that did not appear bad until I hit it.  It was one of the ones that are just the right size and shape to dislodge both your panniers from your bike and send then cartwheeling, literally.  I steered back at them watching them perfectly roll down the road in an impressive diverging V to the sides of the road.  One ended in the gutter the other disappeared into the roadside vegetation.  It looked pretty cool because they cartwheeled for a good 50m and seeing them diverge from my bike in perfect fashion – this is where I was amazed, it was like watching synchronised panniers run away.  The concern set in when I started to think of damage to the bags, contents inside and that I could only see one… luckily spotted the other hidden well in vegetation only by seeing the reflective diamond.  No damage, no cuts, everything was safe a sound.  Lucky.

I have come across a really nice guesthouse sitting on the edge of the towns lake/pond.  Pretty basic but think I will sleep well tonight with being both knackered and it's a peaceful place.  This wee town even had a Budda Cave for me to check out but of course it was over a small steep hill, I’m just whingeing it wasn't that bad and worth the short 3 or 4km to it.  Took my headlight this time but it wasn’t really necessary as the whole cave was lit with lights it was pretty cool – a trail of lights to follow.  Of course I did a little bit of self exploration (mainly to justify taking the headlight) crawling through some small tunnels but really only managed to get myself covered in dirt and didn't find any gold or skeletons! 

Amesome looking rice fields that I came across, picture doesn't really do it justice.   Rich green and just looked that perfect picturesque scenery you would imagine

Me at the Budda Cave - would you guess

My wee wooden room on the lake front